Last Friday morning dawned with low humidity and a gentle breeze which, according to Bill Reininger, Park Operations Manager of Forest Park Forever, meant weather conditions were perfect for a controlled burn scheduled that day in Forest Park. At the suggestion of CWEnder Tracy Boaz, Community Planner at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) I…
Category: Urban Gardens
Sunday, March 17
The timing of the blooms on the camellia in our garden has become my own farmer's almanac. The photo above was taken Friday, March 15, 2013. If you remember the winter of 2012/13, it was quite mild, and the bloom above appeared on March 4. I took this photo on March 17, 2011, and this…